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State's role still unclear
Hunting and fishing regulations go into effect tomorrow
After sifting through dozens o! comments in response to proposed regulations for Ordinance 44D, the Tribal Council on March 13 voted for a few changes, before accepting the whole package of hunting and fishing provisions.
Everything goes into effect April 1.
A change that should please a lot of
people is the limited re-opening of the Jocko River for trout fishing. Limits include the sole use of artificial flies and lures, and a catch-and-release rule for most types of trout. Marked cutthroats will be planted in May, however, and fishermen will be able to keep up to five of them, depending on their size.
The Council also agreed to allow limited hunting of Hungarian partridges by non-members, who will also be able to take care of small predator pests after getting a special permit from the Tribes.
A provision of interest to Tribal
members is the new requirement that non-enrolled children from age 12 on up have to have a recreation permit now. The price of those permits has been cut in half, from $10 to $5, but specific stamps to fish and hunt waterfowl, pheasants and Hungarian partridges must be purchased at additional cost.
Ordinance 44D differs from earlier versions in that it asserts jurisdiction over non-Indians in fishing and hunting matters on the Reservation, to the exclusion of the state of Montana, which takes issue with that assertion.
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